Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 66.2% more expensive than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 93.8% more for restaurants
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$25.99
€23.90
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$5.09
€4.68
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
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pay 29.3% less for groceries
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.12
€7.47
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$7.17
€6.60
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.81
€4.42
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
€1.05
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
€1.13
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
€1.13
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.82
€1.67
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
€0.88
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.47
€1.35
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pay 48.9% more for transportation
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$8.64
€7.94
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.83
€21.91
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$46,760.68
€43,000.32
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.58
€18.92
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$61.73
€56.77
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$8,169.63
€7,512.66
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$6,497.92
€5,975.38
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$237.50
€218.40
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,111.82
€1,942.00
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,184.11
€39,711.38
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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.54
€12.45
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$521.19
€479.28
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.00
€11.95
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$162.81
€149.72
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$65.34
€60.09
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$187.00
€171.96
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$632.46
€581.60
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